Gandalf the Grey

Global Commander Stats {U} {R} All Izzet commanders
Win Rate 31%
161 Wins
349 Losses
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Summary

Gandalf the Grey is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 510 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (161349) at an Elo of 1,541, ranking #1208 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.78 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gandalf the Grey's win rate?
Gandalf the Grey has a 31% win rate across 510 recorded Playgroup games (161 wins, 349 losses).
How long do winning games with Gandalf the Grey take?
Wins with Gandalf the Grey take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.
How many decks use Gandalf the Grey?
187 decks list Gandalf the Grey as their commander on Playgroup, of which 99 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
1208
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
9
Elo rating
1541

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.78
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 187
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 99
No. games played with this commander 510
Total hours played 5 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1649 Samuel S 38 17
2 1591 timbolimbo 30 12
3 1508 Alex Gatewood 46 13
4 1500 JeanDank 1 0
5 1488 duchien21 1 0

How does this commander win?

When Gandalf the Grey wins, 62.5% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
62.5%
Combat
20.19%
Combo
8.65%
Alternative
4.81%
Commander Damage
2.88%
Mill
0.96%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 168 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Gandalf the Grey wins 39.86% of games from position 1 and 24.3% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
39.86% n=138
2
Seat 2
25.0% n=128
3
Seat 3
24.3% n=107
4
Seat 4
35.71% n=70
5
Seat 5
37.5% n=8
6
Seat 6
33.33% n=3

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gandalf the Grey wins 31.72% after 0 mulligans and 12.5% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.72% n=186
1
1 mulligan
30.86% n=81
2
2 mulligans
32.0% n=25
3
3 mulligans
12.5% n=8

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gandalf the Grey 3.58/5 on average, across 234 self-reports.

3.58 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf the Grey wins, opponents flag the game as salty 40.1% of the time across 167 tracked wins.

40.1 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Gandalf the Grey. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Gishath, Sun's Avatar commander art
50.0%
Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
50.0%
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
50.0%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth commander art
40.0%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
40.0%

Top 5 worst matchups